Even If I Was Offered A Million Dollars!!
If there is one thing I have come to learn during my short time on earth, it is the fact that money is a great motivator. Whether to do something good or it is to do something bad. Money is that singular fact that can mess with peopleâs minds and have them do things that normally they would never have considered.
After all, prostitutes do it for money, and most crimes are committed because of money. I would like to think that if money was not their problem, they would have nothing to do with that life in the first place. Now, I know that there are still people who donât need money to motivate them to do things that they wonât be proud of. I am just saying that the percentage of those who do it solely for the money is higher.
As it is said, everyone has a price. We donât really know ourselves well enough until we find ourselves in a situation and we have to get out of it. A million dollars is a huge amount of money, I donât even want to bother converting it into naira because the number of digits I would see would most likely make me pass out.
The thing is, I have seen people commit a lot of atrocities for way less. Hell, people have killed for less than $50, so tell me what they wonât do for a number with all those zeros backing it?
Well, as for me, there are a lot of things I wonât do for that amount of money. It is a mouthwatering amount indeed, if I say it wonât be entering my eye then I would be lying. But still, one has to have principles, right? We all need to live by a code, one that we hold dear so that no matter what the code will be what will direct our paths in life.
Sell My Soul!
This is one thing I would never do. And I donât really mean this in the spiritual sense, even though that also factors in. I am saying that I will never get so desperate to get the money that I will hit that point where I will be willing to do anything and everything to get it!
This includes committing acts like murder, partaking in money rituals no matter how clean they might present it, human trafficking, and so on. These are major crimes, crimes that get you nothing less than life imprisonment or the death sentence as a penalty. And when you do them, you take a step you can never go back on.
You never remain the same after the first time, and it lives with you forever. You are either haunted by guilt over what youâve done, or youâll be haunted by the ghosts of your victims. Either way, youâll never be free. I can never subject myself or anyone else to such a life.
Stop Writing!
As many of you know, I have been writing since my junior secondary school days. And I have been doing it constantly. The only time I didnât really write much was when I had just gotten admission and due to getting accustomed to the new environment, I didnât write for about a year. But I bounced back and got my groove.
Now, I am at a stage in my life where I canât do without writing something in a day. I just have to write. It is impossible for me not to write. I might be able to go a day or two without writing, but by the third day, I will most likely explode.
My head is not big enough to hold the multitude of ideas that swim within it, and the only way I can relieve that is to write them all down. Either Iâm writing the ideas or Iâm writing a story, I do it so I can store the information and use it for a later date.
So, when I know the value of what I can write, I am sure that it will be way more valuable than a million dollars. I am absolutely sure of this fact.
In Conclusion!
I am actually sitting here as I type this, wondering what else it is that I would never do for that amount of money, and at the moment, there is nothing else I can think of. The ones I mentioned already are facts I have always known right from time.
One thing I am sure of is, nothing is ever free. There will always be payback. Karma will definitely come and catch up with you. If you end up doing something you donât like for money, it will always come to bite you in the butt sooner or later.
Personally, I donât see the point of having a lot of money if you canât spend it on your parents. Whatâs the point of being a millionaire if you canât tell your wife and children what you do for a living or why you have so much money? I donât want to live a life of hiding and being secretive, because in the end, after getting it all, Iâll end up alone.
No one knows tomorrow, this is a fact I remind myself of every day. So in everything I do, I remember that Karma will always be lurking, always watching and waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Waiting for you to make a costly mistake!
Most people are greedy. They would do anything for money, not realizing that it's just a piece of paper (or the more modern online currency). It's nice that you have standards, but we shouldn't underestimate life. You never know tomorrow what's in store for you, whether you'll have to protect your family or wonder how to provide for them. But that is life.
Indeed... we should never underestimate life. It sure knows how to throw a curveball, one we would never see coming. I just hope I am never placed in such a situation that I would consider compromising my values.
Thank you for reading.
It's not good enough to live a secretive life, when you can't tell your family or people what you do for a living, I think that's bad. Indulging in illegal means of making money is bad just as you've stated, but some youths out there can do anything for the money.
Another thing I won't do aswell is to stop writing, because it's now part of me, am so addicted lols.
People are just ready to do anything and everything to get their hands on money. We pray that our desperation does not overcome our common sense.
Thank you for reading.
Writing has automatically become a part of us and its all thanks to the hive platform, even for a million dollars we will still write as we enjoy doing so.
Indeed. There are no two ways to it.
Thank you for reading.
wow.. what a nice and educative piece @bruno-kema
I was beginning to imagine when you said you cannot do without writing, like I was just looking at myself, here is somebody so obsessed with what I find difficult to do but at the long run I understand clearly why it is like that.
Having passion for something really matters and when you get used to what you love it becomes hard to do away with it. I love music and I can say we have the same feeling for our individual passions thou mine is slightly more than yours hehehe đ. I enjoy music and can't dare go a day without doing something related to music I can't dare it, infact maybe I've stopped breathing by then because I can't even imagine the possibility of that happening.
Your points are points that express the hearts of every human out there, I mean the real humans not humans in other forms. Killing, trafficking and many of them are things we should never get involved because of money it is generally a good spirit of anyone who posseses the real human heart. I love that part you talked about your family having share in the money, because allot of strange things are happening, you will find out that it has turned into a crime for somebody to help his family with the money he or she has made, most a times that money isn't a genuine money. Infact having money and not wanting to help any of your family is improper and unreasonable, it cannot even be ordinary đđ..
I'm glad I just had a piece of your mind and it feels good man đđđđ
Sometimes, the rules that come with all this dirty money make you wonder why people still go into it. How will you have money but can't spend it on a loved one so they don't have some misfortune fall on them? What then is the point?
Wow... you enjoy music. The only music I enjoy is the one that is ready-made for my consumption, it really helps me go through the routines of my work.
As it is, no day goes by without me writing. I don't even want to find out what will happen when that day eventually does happen.
Thank you for reading.
oh... Now I get it..
So often times they behave in such ways because they don't want misfortunes to fall on their family members.. that's incredible! They even know there are misfortunes following this things and yet... Kaii humans..
yeah bro.. I love music so much..
Can you tell me the title of your already-made kind of song, I want to get blessed toođ„°đ
Rightly said! That is why many youths of today especially in our part of the world would bend head over toes to acquire such gargantuan wealth, legally or illegally. I'm glad you have such a strong mindset and remain steadfast in your morals. Nice article.
I will keep trying my best. Staying steadfast is the goal.
Thank you for reading.
Are you sure sir that you can't stop writing for a million dollars? You don't necessarily need to write in today's world...lol. You can make videos
Yeah, but even vloggers still make use of writeups, you know? Writing is something that can never go out of vogue.
In future, I might decide to switch to making videos, instead of this style of blogging. But it won't mean I'll stop writing.
Thank you for reading.
Hmmm... You're quite right sir
It's true that money please very important role in everyone's life but it's not everything. A good and kind hearted people won't do any illegal activities for money.
You won't stop writing is the most unique one and that catched my attention đ.
Hehe... I won't be stopping for anything.
Thank you for reading.